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requested to be indulged with a plan of the structure, I 

 learned that at the time Mr. Assheton Smith fixed on the 

 site for the building, he gave a design with his pen on half 

 a sheet of paper, which was put to a scale, and executed 

 by his own carpenter and bricklayer, unaided by any 

 architect or surveyor ; consequently, no general plans 

 were in existence ; but on being acquainted with my 

 desire, he most kindly gave orders for the preparation of 

 these, for the purpose to wdiich I have assigned them. 

 The Tedworth kennel is built on high ground, falling on 

 two sides ; an advantage precluding the necessity of 

 under-drains. Gutter-bricks are laid round each yard, 

 emptying into a gutter on the outside. A pail or two of 

 w^ater, followed by a broom, will sluice the gutter to the 

 cesspool, which (as will appear by the plan) is some 

 distance from the lodging-houses. The bricks in all the 

 yards being laid highest in the middle, the water thrown 

 down falls each way to the gutters. The bricks are dry 

 in a few minutes — a consideration of no slight import- 

 ance, as all will admit who are acquainted with kennel 

 lameness, and its causes. From having no underground 

 drains, a rat has never been seen upon the premises. 

 Water is laid on by pipes in the walls, and a tap in each 

 yard. The lodging-houses are thatched with reeds, 

 which form the most desirable roofing, with regard to 

 coolness in summer, and w^armth in winter. Each 

 lodging-house will contain thirty couples of hounds. 

 The huntsman's and feeder's windows look immediately 



